Aussies in action DAY ONE

1. ARIARNE TITMUS Swimming - 200m freestyle

The Tokyo golden girl fires up her Games with the

200m freestyle against Olympic silver medallist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong and world titles silver medallist, training partner Mollie O’Callaghan. A red-hot race to ignite the first night of swimming.

2. ELIJAH WINNINGTON Swimming - 400m freestyle

New world champion Elijah Winnington is coming off a breakthrough in Budapest, but don’t underestimate 2016 Rio Olympic champion Mack Horton. Horton messed up his world titles heat last month, but has no excuses and could threaten Winnington here.

3. JESS GALLAGHER (Cycling - Tandem B Sprint)

A former netballer, alpine skier, runner and the only athlete to have won medals at the Winter and Summer Paralympics Gallagher, who is legally blind due to Best’s disease, will be looking to go one better after a silver in the Tandem Sprint in 2018. She will be piloted by Caitlin Ward.

4. JAKE BIRTWHISTLE (Triathlon - Men’s sprint)

After finishing second at the

2018 Commonwealth

Games Jack Birtwhistle is on a mission to go one better this year. He finished 16th at the Tokyo Olympics. The Tasmanian will be one of Australia’s leading medal contenders again in Birmingham with Matthew Hauser and debutant Brandon Copeland also set to carry our hopes.

5. SOPHIE LINN (Triathlon - Women’s Sprint)

Former elite swimmer and US college track runner, Linn was Australia’s automatic qualifier for Birmingham and shapes as a legitimate contender in her Games debut. Charlotte McShane is keen to improve on her 11th placed finish at the

Gold Coast in 2018.

6. ELLIE COLE (Swimming - S9 100m freestyle)

The Paralympic golden girl has one last shot to cap her stunning career with a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Cole has two bronze medals in this event in her career, but the former world champ could pull out one last heroic swim here to retire with a coveted gold.

7. ZAC STUBBLETY-COOK (Swimming - 200m breaststroke)

World champion and world record holder StubbletyCook normally has to wait a few days to get in on the medal action. He’ll be hunting his own world record, but beware the Brits who skipped the world titles to focus on these Games.